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Titre :	The Little Owl in northern Jutland, Denmark
Auteurs :	Lars Bo Jacobsen, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift (100(1) 2006)
Article en page(s) :	35-43
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The Danish population of Little Owl Athene noctua has decreased rapidly during the past four decades. This paper describes the development of the breeding population in Vendsyssel and Himmerland in northern Jutland during 1981-2000, and gives details about habitat choice and breeding success. The Study area includes one of the few remaining strongholds for the Little Owl in Denmark. Nevertheless, the population decreased by 31% in Himmerland, from 71 to 49 pairs. Annual counts were made in a 100 km(2) Census area. and here the population declined from 21 to 15 pairs. In the Vendsyssel area there were 52 pairs in 1981. but no recent counts are available for comparison.There was it tendency for the breeding pairs to Cluster within certain core areas that lay as "islands" in the surrounding landscape where no or only few pairs occurred. Almost all pairs were closely associated with farmhouses or villages. and frequently the presence of the owls at such localities had been known for years - among 69 had been occupied for more than 20 years, two sites

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